NNS Celebrates "National Vitamin A Plus Campaign-2021"

The National Nutrition Service (NNS) and Public Health Nutrition Institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will launch a nationwide "National Vitamin A Plus Campaign" from June 5 to June 19, 2021.

At the meeting of the Steering Committee for Nutrition Implementation in the Ministry of Health on May 24, it was decided to carry out the National Vitamin A Plus Campaign across the country in compliance with the highest health rules of the year.

The National Vitamin A Plus Campaign will provide a blue capsule of 50,000 IU to children aged 6-11 months and a red capsule of 100,000 IU to children aged 12-59 months from 9 am to 4 pm in compliance with hygiene regulations.

The campaign will be conducted daily at all EPI centers and permanent health centers in the country.

According to the prescribed EPI schedule, in 8 sub-blocks of each ward, 6 working days of the week, 2 days of EPI immunization program will not be disrupted and the remaining 4 days scheduled EPI centers will be phased out by the health assistant, family welfare assistant and volunteers.

In addition, children will be given vitamin A capsules at community clinics and other government health centers. These activities will also be conducted at EPI centers in municipal and city corporation areas.

At the same time, the parents or guardians of the children coming to the center will be informed about the nutrition. There will be no mobile vaccination center in this campaign. Physical distance and hygiene (wearing a mask, washing hands with soap for 20 seconds, use of sanitizer) will be ensured due to the outbreak of Covid-19 epidemic.